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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 31.17 | 1 | 36.11 | 9 | 38.00 | Cornell | 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 2 | 29.42 | 2 | 32.24 | 44 | 52.09 | Texas A&M | 11 | 11-0-0 | 2 | 11 | 11-0-0 | Southwest AC |
| 4 | 25.63 | 3 | 28.56 | 40 | 50.80 | Southern California | 10 | 8-0-2 | 3 | 10 | 8-0-2 | PCC |
| 3 | 27.92 | 4 | 27.19 | 4 | 36.45 | Tulane | 10 | 8-1-1 | 4 | 10 | 8-1-1 | SEC |
| 30 | 13.05 | 5 | 25.70 | 5 | 36.50 | Iowa | 7 | 5-1-1 | 5 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Western |
| 5 | 24.33 | 6 | 25.65 | 59 | 56.78 | Duke | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southern C |
| 6 | 23.80 | 7 | 23.91 | 13 | 40.44 | Ohio State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 8 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 14 | 17.17 | 8 | 23.80 | 10 | 38.28 | Notre Dame | 9 | 7-2-0 | 7 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 18 | 16.51 | 9 | 22.91 | 47 | 53.86 | Princeton | 7 | 6-1-0 | 9 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 25 | 14.52 | 10 | 22.84 | 101 | 84.67 | San Jose State | 3 | 3-0-0 | 11 | 3 | 3-0-0 | NoConf |
| 19 | 16.39 | 11 | 22.15 | 34 | 49.19 | Michigan | 8 | 6-2-0 | 10 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 8 | 21.24 | 12 | 21.37 | 31 | 48.05 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 13 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SEC |
| 7 | 22.39 | 13 | 21.11 | 75 | 67.85 | Tennessee | 10 | 9-1-0 | 12 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 20.64 | 14 | 20.73 | 72 | 66.50 | Clemson | 9 | 8-1-0 | 14 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southern C |
| 17 | 16.62 | 15 | 20.63 | 45 | 52.39 | Nebraska | 9 | 7-1-1 | 15 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Big 6 |
| 16 | 16.65 | 16 | 20.41 | 46 | 53.50 | Missouri | 10 | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Big 6 |
| 10 | 20.66 | 18 | 19.11 | 74 | 66.50 | North Carolina | 10 | 8-1-1 | 19 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Southern C |
| 24 | 14.54 | 19 | 17.64 | 64 | 62.15 | UCLA | 10 | 6-0-4 | 24 | 10 | 6-0-4 | PCC |
| 32 | 11.60 | 22 | 16.74 | 68 | 64.29 | Penn State | 7 | 4-1-2 | 21 | 8 | 5-1-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 9 | 20.83 | 23 | 16.59 | 33 | 48.50 | Boston College | 7 | 5-2-0 | 20 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 12 | 19.18 | 24 | 16.56 | 22 | 46.07 | Fordham | 7 | 5-2-0 | 23 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 37 | 10.90 | 25 | 16.02 | 85 | 71.00 | Oregon State | 9 | 7-1-1 | 25 | 11 | 9-1-1 | PCC |
| 13 | 17.46 | 26 | 15.07 | 55 | 56.11 | Oklahoma | 9 | 6-2-1 | 26 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Big 6 |
| 39 | 10.08 | 27 | 15.06 | 106 | 86.21 | Georgetown | 7 | 6-0-1 | 28 | 8 | 7-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 15 | 16.90 | 28 | 14.85 | 17 | 44.39 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 5-3-1 | 27 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 23 | 14.73 | 29 | 14.41 | 28 | 47.11 | Alabama | 9 | 5-3-1 | 29 | 9 | 5-3-1 | SEC |
| 26 | 14.38 | 30 | 14.06 | 51 | 55.50 | Villanova | 7 | 5-2-0 | 30 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 38 | 10.78 | 31 | 13.71 | 8 | 37.50 | Purdue | 8 | 3-3-2 | 31 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Western |
| 34 | 11.29 | 33 | 11.68 | 50 | 54.71 | Kentucky | 7 | 4-2-1 | 32 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SEC |
| 31 | 11.62 | 34 | 11.63 | 57 | 56.22 | Baylor | 9 | 6-3-0 | 33 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 10.02 | 35 | 11.33 | 1 | 32.00 | Northwestern | 8 | 3-4-1 | 35 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Western |
| 46 | 7.37 | 37 | 10.90 | 24 | 46.25 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 4-4-0 | 36 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 53 | 5.09 | 38 | 10.40 | 100 | 84.36 | Arizona State | 7 | 5-1-1 | 44 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Border |
| 28 | 13.58 | 39 | 10.07 | 6 | 36.75 | Minnesota | 8 | 3-4-1 | 38 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Western |
| 27 | 13.95 | 40 | 9.84 | 69 | 64.44 | Holy Cross | 8 | 6-2-0 | 40 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 29 | 13.48 | 41 | 9.81 | 7 | 36.80 | Auburn | 10 | 4-5-1 | 39 | 11 | 5-5-1 | SEC |
| 41 | 9.71 | 42 | 9.77 | 30 | 47.22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 5-4-0 | 41 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 22 | 15.03 | 43 | 9.54 | 73 | 66.50 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 42 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SEC |
| 43 | 7.60 | 44 | 8.18 | 3 | 35.19 | Indiana | 8 | 2-4-2 | 43 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Western |
| 57 | 3.91 | 45 | 7.68 | 15 | 43.79 | Syracuse | 7 | 2-3-2 | 48 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 45 | 7.54 | 47 | 7.04 | 38 | 50.50 | Texas | 9 | 5-4-0 | 47 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 33 | 11.36 | 49 | 6.81 | 88 | 73.43 | Mississippi | 7 | 5-2-0 | 52 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SEC |
| 48 | 6.90 | 50 | 6.80 | 18 | 44.62 | Columbia | 8 | 2-4-2 | 45 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 42 | 9.67 | 51 | 6.63 | 86 | 71.06 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5-3-0 | 51 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southern C |
| 44 | 7.56 | 52 | 6.09 | 82 | 69.50 | Dartmouth | 8 | 4-3-1 | 50 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 52 | 5.13 | 54 | 4.80 | 16 | 44.36 | Illinois | 7 | 3-4-0 | 54 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Western |
| 61 | 3.34 | 56 | 3.64 | 32 | 48.28 | Navy | 9 | 3-5-1 | 56 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 58 | 3.77 | 57 | 2.72 | 54 | 55.81 | Kansas State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 58 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 6 |
| 71 | 0.74 | 58 | 2.57 | 87 | 73.11 | Virginia Military | 9 | 5-3-1 | 57 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southern C |
| 63 | 1.95 | 59 | 2.37 | 62 | 58.78 | Washington | 9 | 4-5-0 | 62 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 51 | 5.28 | 60 | 2.17 | 19 | 44.86 | Michigan State | 7 | 2-4-1 | 59 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 47 | 7.17 | 61 | 1.96 | 43 | 52.00 | Louisiana State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 60 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SEC |
| 50 | 5.47 | 62 | 1.89 | 29 | 47.22 | Arkansas | 9 | 3-5-1 | 61 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 79 | -2.19 | 63 | 1.81 | 66 | 62.72 | Washington State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 64 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 101 | -8.13 | 64 | 1.57 | 132 | 104.94 | New Mexico | 9 | 7-2-0 | 67 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Border |
| 54 | 4.36 | 68 | 0.72 | 56 | 56.12 | Oregon | 8 | 3-4-1 | 70 | 8 | 3-4-1 | PCC |
| 64 | 1.89 | 71 | -0.05 | 11 | 38.57 | Colgate | 7 | 1-5-1 | 72 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 95 | -6.78 | 73 | -1.05 | 107 | 87.64 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 4-3-0 | 76 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Border |
| 65 | 1.86 | 74 | -1.26 | 78 | 68.27 | Georgia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 71 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SEC |
| 84 | -2.78 | 75 | -2.24 | 65 | 62.58 | Harvard | 6 | 2-4-0 | 75 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 90 | -5.10 | 76 | -2.67 | 96 | 78.56 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 73 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MVC |
| 74 | -0.50 | 77 | -2.84 | 131 | 104.75 | Richmond | 8 | 5-1-2 | 82 | 10 | 7-1-2 | Southern C |
| 82 | -2.66 | 79 | -3.08 | 14 | 41.25 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1-6-1 | 77 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Western |
| 94 | -6.47 | 80 | -3.21 | 122 | 95.62 | Colorado | 8 | 5-3-0 | 79 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Mountain States |
| 77 | -1.46 | 81 | -3.56 | 49 | 54.50 | Brown | 5 | 1-3-1 | 83 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 80 | -2.23 | 82 | -3.64 | 108 | 87.83 | Virginia | 9 | 5-4-0 | 81 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 66 | 1.81 | 83 | -3.68 | 60 | 56.89 | Florida | 9 | 3-5-1 | 80 | 11 | 5-5-1 | SEC |
| 89 | -4.74 | 84 | -4.30 | 110 | 90.44 | Arizona | 9 | 5-4-0 | 86 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Border |
| 98 | -7.37 | 85 | -4.55 | 123 | 96.07 | William & Mary | 7 | 4-2-1 | 85 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southern C |
| 87 | -4.19 | 86 | -4.76 | 48 | 54.14 | Army | 7 | 1-4-2 | 84 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 60 | 3.64 | 87 | -4.83 | 58 | 56.65 | Texas Christian | 10 | 3-7-0 | 87 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 68 | 1.39 | 88 | -5.16 | 134 | 105.88 | Utah | 8 | 5-1-2 | 90 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Mountain States |
| 78 | -1.97 | 89 | -5.28 | 35 | 49.61 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 2-7-0 | 88 | 10 | 2-7-1 | SEC |
| 99 | -7.51 | 90 | -5.33 | 20 | 44.95 | North Carolina State | 10 | 2-8-0 | 89 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 107 | -9.49 | 91 | -6.23 | 76 | 67.85 | South Carolina | 10 | 3-6-1 | 91 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southern C |
| 81 | -2.26 | 93 | -6.46 | 94 | 77.38 | Miami FL | 8 | 3-5-0 | 92 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 75 | -1.04 | 94 | -6.91 | 42 | 51.94 | Temple | 9 | 2-7-0 | 93 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 88 | -4.19 | 95 | -7.12 | 98 | 81.75 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3-4-1 | 95 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southern C |
| 85 | -3.05 | 96 | -7.25 | 53 | 55.67 | California | 9 | 2-7-0 | 98 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 92 | -5.95 | 97 | -7.93 | 102 | 85.00 | Tulsa | 10 | 4-5-1 | 96 | 10 | 4-5-1 | MVC |
| 86 | -3.65 | 98 | -8.21 | 116 | 93.50 | Furman | 9 | 5-4-0 | 97 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 93 | -6.27 | 99 | -8.84 | 111 | 90.50 | Rutgers | 3 | 1-1-1 | 100 | 3 | 1-1-1 | NoConf |
| 96 | -6.96 | 100 | -9.12 | 21 | 45.39 | Stanford | 9 | 1-7-1 | 101 | 9 | 1-7-1 | PCC |
| 108 | -9.93 | 103 | -10.45 | 115 | 93.44 | Drake | 9 | 4-5-0 | 104 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 100 | -7.70 | 104 | -10.48 | 109 | 90.30 | Texas Tech | 10 | 4-5-1 | 102 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Border |
| 83 | -2.68 | 106 | -11.49 | 37 | 50.05 | Rice | 10 | 1-8-1 | 105 | 11 | 1-9-1 | Southwest AC |
| 104 | -8.85 | 108 | -12.27 | 71 | 66.25 | Kansas | 8 | 2-6-0 | 108 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Big 6 |
| 112 | -11.47 | 110 | -12.94 | 93 | 77.06 | Montana | 8 | 2-6-0 | 113 | 9 | 3-6-0 | PCC |
| 102 | -8.22 | 112 | -13.48 | 2 | 35.17 | Mercer | 3 | 0-3-0 | 111 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 113 | -11.71 | 113 | -14.03 | 25 | 46.83 | Lafayette | 3 | 0-3-0 | 114 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 122 | -17.44 | 114 | -14.17 | 137 | 113.64 | Brigham Young | 7 | 3-2-2 | 109 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Mountain States |
| 117 | -13.39 | 117 | -16.73 | 92 | 76.89 | Maryland | 9 | 2-7-0 | 117 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 120 | -14.62 | 119 | -17.01 | 67 | 63.57 | West Virginia | 7 | 0-6-1 | 118 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 103 | -8.74 | 120 | -17.07 | 83 | 69.60 | Bucknell | 5 | 1-4-0 | 119 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 121 | -14.75 | 122 | -17.78 | 91 | 75.83 | Davidson | 9 | 2-7-0 | 120 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 128 | -22.53 | 123 | -18.00 | 97 | 80.29 | New Mexico State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 123 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Border |
| 119 | -14.50 | 124 | -18.41 | 63 | 61.44 | Iowa State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 124 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Big 6 |
| 125 | -19.75 | 126 | -21.10 | 104 | 85.64 | Idaho | 7 | 1-6-0 | 126 | 8 | 2-6-0 | PCC |
| 123 | -18.21 | 127 | -22.22 | 133 | 105.25 | Colorado State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 127 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mountain States |
| 124 | -19.30 | 128 | -23.04 | 26 | 47.00 | Samford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 128 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 129 | -23.17 | 130 | -25.48 | 135 | 110.64 | Utah State | 7 | 2-4-1 | 131 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Mountain States |
| 126 | -20.43 | 131 | -25.59 | 95 | 78.06 | Citadel | 9 | 1-8-0 | 130 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Southern C |
| 137 | -37.58 | 133 | -30.02 | 118 | 94.00 | Northern Arizona | 6 | 0-6-0 | 133 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Border |
| 135 | -34.07 | 134 | -32.90 | 130 | 104.25 | Wyoming | 8 | 0-7-1 | 135 | 8 | 0-7-1 | Mountain States |
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